Leonard Hayes Mantooth Jr. was the son of Leonard H. and Loraine P. Mantooth. He was killed in action when the helicopter he was riding in was shot down over South Vietnam. He was a helicopter gunner.
S4 Mantooth was a 1970 graduate of Butler High School. He entered the service soon after graduation and was shipped overseas in March 1971.

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Date of birth:
  • 3 September 1950
  • Date of death: 11 January 1972
  • County: Blount
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: 1st Aviation Brigade
  • Conflict: Vietnam
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Cedar Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XXII, Top Panel
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